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• processor speed and ram???? (Saxon posted this at 03:45 PM)
  None whatsoever, you could still put a top of the line QX9770 with 128mb of RAM. No correlation sir.
• Building a Gaming Computer (vernong1992 posted this at 03:39 PM)
  [QUOTE=Redmo0n;1425268]Get this card instead: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130332]Newegg.com - EVGA 384-P3-N851-AR GeForce 8800 GS 384MB 192-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards Might as well get the 8800 gt for 30 bux more, and much better performance http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130318]Newegg.com - EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16
• Floppy (drive A) is not seen by Windows (jasonalwaysready posted this at 02:13 PM)
  Ok.. I borrowed floppy drive from my friend, mainly because I want to flash BIOS of my computer. I put it in, connected the power and floppy connectors. Turn on my computer and loged into my account.. But Windows do not show that drive A is there.. And it also can't read any floppy disks.. Does anyone know what can be wrong? Why this floppy drive doesn't working?
• CPU help. Can some one explain them? (rkagin posted this at 01:37 PM)
  I want to begin plans on building a computer because the computer I have now is ridiculously slow. I figured I'd start with finding the right price & performance CPU, then find a mother board that supports it. However, this is beginning to look impossible. I have no idea how good a processor is. I wouldn't know the difference between a week processor and a strong processor. I remember once upon a time you generally went by its Operating Frequency: the higher the number the faster and better t
• Current PSU inadequate for 9800 GTX, suggestions? (ricanflow posted this at 01:35 PM)
  That PSU should run the 9800GTX fine. I would look for another problem. The q6600 doesn't use as much power as many people think it does. I just set it to 2.6ghz 1.25v and at full load prime95 it uses 56.25 Watts according to Asus EPU. Of course when you put 1.488v through it and set it to 3.8ghz I'd imagine that number goes up by QUITE a bit.
• Vid Caaaard (Ste posted this at 11:05 AM)
  SLI or Crossfire? 280 or 4870? All opinions welcome! =) -Cheers
• Laser Mice (S0ULphIRE posted this at 09:01 PM)
  it's fairly true, though it can depend on the surface it's being used on. old school mousepads were intended to provide a relatively clean surface and enough friction for the ball to turn. however mousepads are good to keep the pads on the bottom of the mouse clean and prevent wear. these days the biggest benefit you'll get from one is your mouse will move smoother.
• Suggestion (Lasrix posted this at 08:08 PM)
  Hey Folks! It's that time again. Another build is to be made. I have a few things i wanna ask you guys but i'll just bother you all with just one for now. The topic is hard drives. I'm looking to go big with the rig but I'm also looking for quality, some quiet and performance. My question being: Shall i go with a Velociraptor, 2x74Gb Raptors in Raid 0 or 2x250gb Hdd's in Raid 0? I know the obvious answer is gonna be the Velociraptor and second being the regular raptors. The thing I'm
• computer to handle certain programs (krptodr posted this at 04:49 PM)
  i agree with the above, just make yourself the middleman. dont worry so much about getting comps with the most advanced graphics cards in them as these programs dont use them. larger monitors are best, because in cad and ps you want screen real estate. just try to upgrade to better cpus and ram. my work got me a dell precision T3400 and it eats up everything ive thrown at it... a few months ago, and they wanted around 1100-1300 a piece for them, with a good sized monitor too...
• My first build! Help me make it a good one :D (Jake2k posted this at 02:33 PM)
  Mouse and keyboards, any generic ones will do unless you're a gamer of course. Then I would recommend the higher end Logitech Laser mouse's. Otherwise, Microsoft makes great wireless optical or laser grade mice. I have two myself. You don't need a lot of high powered or high performance device with that setup you have. I would go with something simple and cost effective like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153023]Newegg.com - Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC 430

Internet - Web Technology

• IE won't play video or sound from web page (Mak213 posted this at 12:08 PM)
  Hello, Have you checked to make sure you have the latest versions of: Flash, Java, Shockwave, WMP Plugin It should be one of those that is not updated and working correctly. Cheers, Mak
• Japanese Browser Maker Takes on IE, Firefox (Osiris posted this at 11:09 AM)
  [URL="http://www.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MzM4NDksLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdCwsLDE="][COLOR=#0000ff]Japanese Browser Maker Takes on IE, Firefox [/URL] The Japanese Sleipnir browser is trying to take on IE and Firefox in hopes of [URL="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9110459"][COLOR=#810081]capturing just 5% [/URL] of the browser market. While it seems unlikely, people said the same about Firefox just a few years ago so who knows? [INDENT]The Sleipn
• MySpace Adopts OpenID Scheme (Tkey posted this at 09:18 AM)
  MySpace have recently signed up to the wide spread OpenID system. MySpace members will soon be able to use their login details to get access to some other websites. The social networking giant, which boasts more than 100 million accounts, has signed up for the OpenID initiative. More @ BBC Technology http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7521002.stm]BBC NEWS | Technology | MySpace signs up to OpenID scheme Cheers, ~ Tkey
• Internet explorer keeps freezing (Gilinator posted this at 03:14 PM)
  Hello, This is telling me that one of yoru add-ons is causing IR to crash. Disable them all and then one by one enable them till you find the guilty add on and remove it. Open IE and from there go under Tools>Manage Add-Ons>Enable or Disable Add-Ons. There you can do this from. Cheers, Mak
• Will this make Firefox faster? (Redmo0n posted this at 09:01 AM)
  Hello, Along with Luke's suggestion to run Fasterfox i would also suggest Firefox Ultimate Optimizer. http://firefox-ultimate-optimizer.en.softonic.com/]Firefox Ultimate Optimizer - Download That will reduce the amount of memory being used by Firefox. As for the speed. Fasterfox is the best way to make pages load faster. Cheers, Mak
• Firefox 2.0.0.16 Security Update (Gilinator posted this at 02:33 AM)
  [QUOTE=Gilinator;1423487]Why would you want to use Firefox 2 when you could be using Firefox 3? Hello, To take your response and to twist it. 2 Words. Get Opera. Feel better about making those comments now? Let the people choose what browser they want. It is their choice not yours to make. Cheers, Mak
• Desktop Freezes When Closing IE6 SP1 (Mak213 posted this at 08:59 PM)
  Hello, The issues can be far and wide when it comes to your system. Windows ME is not supported and has not been updated. So your using IE6 that hasnt been patched in over a year could be why. You might not have a critical update that is needed to run the browser efficently on your OS. I would wager to guess that would be the issue cause those websites in question could be heavily coded for IE7 or Firefox and not work well in IE6. I would update Java, Flash Player and your shockwave.
• Firefox and spybot not connecting (Mak213 posted this at 08:14 PM)
  Hello, Use the McAffee removal tool and get rid of that. ;) But seriously i would check the settigs on the McAfee to make sure it allows Firefox thru. Also check your firewall settings. Cheers, Mak
• FireFox problem (zedman3d posted this at 02:20 AM)
  I just remember the passwords to the sites I visit. I sometimes use FF to remember the passwords, but that's more just so I have to type less sometimes.
• Firefox 3.0.1 released (Fat.clown posted this at 06:41 AM)
  [URL="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/17/firefox-301-released/"][COLOR=#810081]Firefox 3.0.1 released [/URL] Shortly after releasing version Firefox 2.0.0.16 the Firefox development team released another update this time for Firefox 3. The update fixes three security updates that have a critical rating making this a security update. It is recommended to update Firefox 3 as soon as possible to close the security holes. Two of my add-ons stopped working and I had to manually edit them so that they

Computer Software

• running cs source and internet radio more smoothly (tommy_boy_07 posted this at 07:45 PM)
  Hello, Upgrade to more RAM. That will be your best option to do this. Cheers, Mak
• windows shows wrong durations of mp3s in explorer (necrophyte posted this at 07:41 PM)
  its quite weird, but when i click on any of my mp3s once or hover over them in win explorer, the duration shown is completely wrong. depending on the real duration, its approx. the duration in minutes, but shown in seconds :-O eg. short tracks are shown as 3-4sec long, longer 7-8sec, and long >hour mixes ~1min19sec. when playing them in wmp, everythings ok, the duration is displayed correctly. any ideas what could be causing that and how to fix it? hp8510p winxp pro sp3 thanks
• Remove Windows Profiles/Domains (rakoom2002 posted this at 07:19 PM)
  Hello, Basically what her father did is use that control userpassword2 setup to have her PC auto logon and log right into the network. What you need to do is get it logging on with her user profile again. Can do it right there. But be careful with that option as it will just load right to her desktop with out being prompted for a password. When that screen comes up click the box for user must enter a password. This should allow you to use the regular User Control selection screen to se
• Can't Install Updates (Prototype posted this at 07:02 PM)
  [url]http://www.itexperience.net/2008/05/23/automatic-updates-fail-after-installation-of-windows-xp-sp3/ Link was posted in a thread a few days ago. Edit: Above link seems to be not working for some reason... Found this, sounds like it may work: http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=33560]AumHa Forums • View topic - Windows and Microsoft Update Problem Solver
• Sharing documents in Vista (carnageX posted this at 04:10 PM)
  I believe you have to put documents you want to share, in the Public folder, if I'm not mistaken.
• Office 2003 in Vista Home Edition (carnageX posted this at 04:09 PM)
  Is ther eanything that says 'Continue' and 'Cancel' on the system tray/blinking orange? Or did a 'Cancel or Allow' box come up? If not, cancel out of the installation, and open up Computer > Right click on the disc > go to Explore > and find Setup.exe. Right click it and choose 'Run as Administrator'. A box should come up that asks if you would like to continue, pick Continue. See if that works. IF it doesn't, you can always try disabling UAC altogether (Go to Control Panel > User Accounts
• streaming SP3 to xp-prosp2--is it ok? (carnageX posted this at 04:08 PM)
  Hello, Yes you can use Auto Streamer, NLite or just use a XP Disc with Nero. http://apcmag.com/how_to_create_a_bootable_xp_sp3_cd.htm]HOW TO: create a bootable XP SP3 CD Cheers, Mak
• Stupid question time (Mak213 posted this at 01:30 PM)
  Hello, If NOD32 catches something it is NEVER good to use it. No matter how many apps you run it thru to check and see if it is clean. It is NEVER a good idea to run any software that ANY Virus scanner catches a problem with. EVER. This is the internet. With 400,000 different downloads for every piece of software out there. Find a better copy. Why take chances with your system? You will jst be back here asking how to remove the infection if you run it. but in the end it is your choi
• Icons on taskbar not showing (Mak213 posted this at 01:27 PM)
  Hello, Check and make sure the items are not hiden when inactive by the taskbar. http://www.tweakxp.com/article36770.aspx]TweakXP.com - Auto Hide/Show System Tray Contents Cheers, Mak
• BSOD while playing Games... (Mak213 posted this at 01:01 PM)
  Hello, ATi jsut released the 8.7 Catalysts drivers. Like yesterday. Are you sure you have the latest ones? This is a recurring issue with your video card. Almost every BSOD you have had is because of it. I would seriously consider RMA the card. It is the root for all yoru troubles. Cheers, Mak